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Hold me back. It’s rant night and I’ve so much to rant about it’s not even funny. I could let go at the colossal cock up that is the so called unified ruleset for irish MMA and the insane clusterfuck that is fast becoming. Or I could let fly at the people who think they … Continue reading
Let me tell you everything I know about getting good at anything in a one liner: Practise a lot and you will get good. I know that’s been said before, in many different forms (and I’m intentionally staying away from the obvious one) but it’s a universal truth. This one’s a bit topical, if you … Continue reading
Format: Round robin divisions with a maximum of 10 people. Once 10 have registered, the division is full. Each competitor fights off against everyone in their group, gaining 3 points for every submission win, and 1 point for every draw. Every match is 5 minutes in length bar the advanced divisions which are 6 minutes. … Continue reading
I’ll give you a little anecdote this week. It’s not long don’t worry. I was giving a talk to some kids yesterday afternoon on Self Defence. Now usually when I’m hired to do a self defence/martial arts course, I give a small talk to satisfy the self defence angle, and then I just get the group … Continue reading
“… breaking my established patterns was threatening to my deeply ingrained selves and pricked me to a level of consciousness which is unusual, unusual since the whole instinct of human behavior is to find environments congenial to the relaxation of consciousness. By creating problems for myself I created thought. I also created problems” -Luke … Continue reading
I’m posting tonight (Sunday) because I won’t have time during the week and I’m determined to keep my schedule of once per week blogging up. I have a big week of training ahead and I can’t wait to start. As I’ve mentioned in a previous post or two, Abmar Barbosa is going to coach all … Continue reading
“They got this depression on” I’ve been forced to face facts and take a small rest from jiu jitsu for about 10 days. This is day 6 and already I’m starting get the shakes. Well okay, maybe it’s not that bad but I’m not great at watching others have fun while I sit on the … Continue reading
I’m tired so don’t expect a long post today. I said I’d post a bit on being “over 30” and still doing BJJ. I’ve just jotted some notes down to see what I’d write, and man is it depressing. So I’m not going to write that post at all. I can summarise it in a few … Continue reading
I’ve just got the final word on our Abmar Barbosa seminar, and the good news is, it’s not a seminar. Every time I get someone over to train or do a seminar I think to myself how great it would be to get them to teach not just for a day but for a whole … Continue reading
This weekend I took a trip to Manchester; home of The Stone Roses, some Arab football team and Coronation Street. I was there to commentate on Cage Contender 6, the first Irish show to have a stab at organising an event in England. More on that later. Luckily for me, I got to take in … Continue reading
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